‘Taking over’ the I Quit Sugar Instagram (with outtakes!)

I was recently lucky enough to be invited to be part of a ‘takeover’ of the I Quit Sugar Instagram account, with fellow IQS Ambassador Elise (@healthyfamily5). Elise and I ‘met’ each other through Instagram during the 2015 Summer round of the IQS 8 Week Program, and both subsequently became ambassadors for IQS. Late in 2015, Elise and her family visited Canberra for her daughter’s swimming event, and we arranged to catch up for a coffee and meet in person (read: I intended to interrogate her on her photography tips and tricks). I had worked with Elise online on a previous blog post, about how we transitioned our families to a low sugar lifestyle, so I was thrilled to meet her in person. Continue reading →

Want to know where to eat in Canberra? Follow the food bloggers: Eat Drink Blog 2015

I nearly didn’t register to attend Eat Drink Blog 2015. Luckily, I listened to my husband when he encouraged me to go. More specifically, as I described the program to him, he glared at me dubiously and said, “Are you MAD? Why wouldn’t you go!? I want to go in your place!”

Indeed, I would be kicking myself now if I’d given in to my introverted tendencies and stayed at home. Eat Drink Blog (EDB) is a national conference for food bloggers, held in a different Australian location each year. This year, it was held in my home-town, Canberra, and presented a perfect opportunity to meet over 70 local and interstate bloggers who share the same interest – food – but who each bring to it their own unique perspective. Continue reading →